American speed skater Dan Jansen discusses his thoughts before his last race at the 1994 Olympic games and how he thought about his family in order to clear his head from the pressures of competition. He ended up winning the gold medal that year for the 1000 meters race and in world record time. The 1994 Winter Olympics, or the XVII Olympic Winter Games, took place in Lillehammer, Norway from February 12 to February 27.